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Assassination of Iran’s National Security Secretary Deepens Leadership Vacuum and Raises Risk of Rapid Escalation
Ali Larijani, Iran’s national security council secretary and former nuclear negotiator, was killed in an overnight strike that Israel says it conducted. His death creates a leadership and coordination gap in Tehran, strengthens hardline factions, and increases the risk of swift and wider Iranian retaliation that could destabilise the region and complicate nuclear diplomacy.
Takaichi’s Rebuff of Parliamentary Oversight Fuels Backlash Over Japan’s Push to Loosen Arms-Export Rules
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told a parliamentary committee that weapon export decisions do not require prior Diet approval, triggering domestic criticism as the ruling party moves to relax arms-export rules. The proposals would remove several export limits and let the government approve transfers in “special circumstances,” a shift that raises questions about democratic oversight, reputational risk and Japan’s postwar restraint. The dispute highlights a deeper tension between Tokyo’s desire for strategic flexibility and civil-society demands for transparent, parliamentary control over decisions with potential human and geopolitical costs.